California's 52nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jessica Caloza.
District profile After being redrawn in 2020, the district encompasses the Los Angeles County communities of Angelino Heights, Atwater Village, City Terrace, Cypress Park, Eagle Rock, East Hollywood, East Los Angeles, Echo Park, El Sereno, Elysian Heights, Glassell Park, Garvanza, Highland Park, Hillside Village, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights, Monterey Hills, Mount Washington, Silver Lake, South Glendale, and University Hills.
Election results from statewide races Year Office Results 2021 Recall align="right" No 62.7 – 37.3% 2020 President Biden 63.9 – 33.8% 2018 Governor Newsom 64.1 – 35.9% Senator Feinstein 51.1 – 48.9% 2016 President Clinton 65.8 – 28.7% Senator Harris 51.8 – 48.2% 2014 Governor Brown 58.6 – 41.4% 2012 President Obama 65.0 – 32.9% Senator Feinstein 65.7 – 34.3%
List of assembly members representing the district Due to redistricting, the 52nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Assembly members Party Years served Counties represented Notes Thomas Coke MorrisDemocratic January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887Alameda John EllsworthRepublican January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 William Simpson January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 Frederick Bryant January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 James Thomas O'Keefe January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895San Mateo Timothy Guy Phelps January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 S. G. Goodhue January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 Henry Ward Brown January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 William H. Waste January 5, 1903 – April 13, 1905Alameda Resigned to become a Judge for the Alameda County Superior Court. Vacant April 13, 1905 – January 7, 1907 John M. EshlemanRepublican January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909 C. C. Young January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913Leonard B. CaryJanuary 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917FresnoRan as a Progressive during his 2nd term and won.ProgressiveMelvin PettitJanuary 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921Changed his party to Democratic when he ran for his 2nd term.Democratic S. L. Heisinger January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1931 Eleanor MillerRepublican January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933Los Angeles Charles W. GrubbsDemocratic January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935 Ben Rosenthal January 7, 1935 – May 29, 1940 Resigns to become a judge for the Los Angeles Municipal Court. Vacant May 29, 1940 – January 6, 1941 William H. PooleDemocratic January 6, 1941 – January 4, 1943 Jonathan J. HollibaughRepublican January 4, 1943 – June 11, 1953 Died in office. Dies from a heart attack. Vacant June 11, 1953 – December 2, 1953 Frank G. BonelliDemocratic December 2, 1953 – June 4, 1958 Sworn in after winning special death to fill vacant seat after Hollibaugh's death. Resigns from the Assembly to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Vacant June 4, 1958 – January 5, 1959 George A. WillsonDemocratic January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 Floyd L. WakefieldRepublican January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 Vincent ThomasDemocratic December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 Gerald N. FelandoRepublican December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1982 Frank Hill December 6, 1982 – April 16, 1990 Resigned from office after winning special election to be sworn in the 31st State Senate district. Vacant April 16, 1990 – December 3, 1990 Paul HorcherRepublican December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1992 Willard H. Murray Jr.Democratic December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 Carl Washington December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 Mervyn Dymally December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 Isadore Hall III December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 Norma J. Torres December 3, 2012 – May 20, 2013Los Angeles, San Bernardino Resigned from office to be sworn in to the 32nd State Senate district. Vacant May 20, 2013 – October 11, 2013 Freddie RodriguezDemocratic October 11, 2013 – November 30, 2022 Sworn in after winning special election. Wendy Carrillo December 5, 2022 – November 30, 2024Los Angeles Jessica Caloza December 2, 2024 – present
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See also California State Assembly California State Assembly districts Districts in California
References
External links District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission